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Why Animated Films Should Be Included In The Best Picture Category
Why Animated Films Should Be Included In The Best Picture Category

While it might take longer than we want, I hope that in the years to come we have an Academy Awards that shows the true range of cinema.

'Elemental' and the Perils of Mis-Marketing
ELEMENTAL And The Perils Of Mis-Marketing

If Pixar’s latest offering suggested that Fire and Water can mix, the same can’t be…

STRANGE WORLD: An Adventure About Parenthood
STRANGE WORLD: An Adventure About Parenthood

An impressively designed, luminous jungle and an emotional story about parenting and legacy allow Strange World to blossom as a strong entry for Disney.

TELLING PEOPLE YOU’RE NATIVE AMERICAN WHEN YOU’RE NOT NATIVE IS A LOT LIKE TELLING A BEAR YOU’RE A BEAR WHEN YOU’RE NOT A BEAR: Short And Sweet (Also Hilarious)
TELLING PEOPLE YOU’RE NATIVE AMERICAN WHEN YOU’RE NOT NATIVE IS A LOT LIKE TELLING A BEAR YOU’RE A BEAR WHEN YOU’RE NOT A BEAR: Short And Sweet (Also Hilarious)

This animated short addresses the ridiculous entitlement of people who believe that Native culture is a fad for them to consume.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2: Needs More Kooky
THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2: Needs More Kooky

Despite some improvements over the previous film, The Addams Family 2 still feels stuck in the first gear of safe animated adaptations.

EUFF 2020: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles: Surprisingly Simplistic Portrayal of an Intricate Mind
EUFF 2020: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles: Surprisingly Simplistic Portrayal of an Intricate Mind

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles offers a peek into the mind of one of the most influential artists of the surrealist movement.

SXSW 2020 Short Films: RUN ON And THE SHAWL
SXSW 2020 Short Films: RUN ON And THE SHAWL

Stephanie Archer reviews two short films that were supposed to have its premiere at SXSW 2020: Run On, directed by Daniel Newell Kaufman and The Shawl, directed by Sarah Kiener.